the Goddess and silent drama Flashcards
1
Q
what does wenyi mean?
A
normally means ‘literature’, by the 1930s meant “quality films that provoke emotion’
2
Q
shanghai cinema was often…
A
socially progressive, critical of older ways of thinking and traditional ideas of morals
3
Q
filmmakers who had sympathy for outcasts had to be careful of…
A
censors who enforced traditional moral codes
4
Q
define eyeline match
A
a shot of a character looking at something, then a shot pf what they’re looking at, creating the effect that they are seeing it and shows us their thought process
4
Q
how does point of view show what a character is feeling?
A
by filming the shot in such a way as to emphasize a certain idea/emotion
